blindfolded mario pianist - take two!

[Snappy Joe]

A new and longer video of lé blindfolded mario'nist has been recorded  
Better sound quality too, and there's that dark castle theme  

https://gprime.net/video/blindfoldedmariopianist2.php

[faulty_damper]

Where can I get the sheet music to that theme?  I just want to impress a bunch of 25 year old kids who played that game when they were kids.

I'm serious, does anyone kno where I can find it?

[willcowskitz]

D'uh there's a link to sheet music on that page.

[Osset]

He really gets busy at the end.

[donjuan]

wow, he's like the chinese Cziffra!

[robert_henry]

I realize this was done for fun, but there are so many physical and musical problems, it is quite painful to watch and listen to.  So much tension...(especially in the neck).

He could start with buying a metronome.  


Robert Henry

[faulty_damper]

Dude, he's pretty darn good!  Makes me laugh.

[DarkWind]

Where can I get the sheet music to that theme?  I just want to impress a bunch of 25 year old kids who played that game when they were kids.

I'm serious, does anyone kno where I can find it?

The one on the website doesn't have all of them. A person at the Gamingforce forums transcribed the whole thing. It's pretty well done.

[Antnee]

Yeah that guy is good, but Robert is right. He keeps his upper body very stiff...

-Tony-

[faulty_damper]

So what?  He plays well.  I wouldn't care if he played while in a body cast as long as he sounds good.  Next thing you'll start criticizing is that he isn't even wearing a tuxedo.

[Snappy Joe]

He's not wearing a Tuxedo ? PROPOSTEROUS!

[Antnee]

I'm not saying it in a critical way, just that Robert was right. His neck never moves. But I do think he sounds real good. I've never heard anyone play the mario pieces before... Finally something a bit more original!!

-Tony-

[Antnee]

By the way I tried to print the scores out and they don't fit on my paper. They are a little too far to the right and they get cut off. Anyone else having this problem?

-Tony-

[robert_henry]

Let me clarify my earlier comments.

There are many problems with his technique and (ahem) interpretation, even if we only define interpretation to mean the basic principles of music, foremost of which is maintaining a steady tempo.  Mario tunes are not representative of the greatest art in the world, obviously, but even the simplest of pieces are based on basic musical principles.

None of these problems bother me, really.  This is fun music and was played for fun, etc.  I was smiling as I watched it, partly because it reminded me of the good times I had as a kid playing this game.  This guy is not selling himself as the greatest musician on the planet; not every pianist has to have an international career as their goal.  He is simply having fun.  I have nothing against him, and I applaud him for his accomplishments.

But, I am a teacher as well as a pianist.  Since most people on this forum are asking questions and searching for answers related to technique and musicality, and since most of these questions pertain to the very basics of pianism, it is important that the budding pianists out there are able to identify what is good and what is bad about whatever they are listening to or viewing.  I am simply cautioning those who are struggling with certain aspects of technique or musicality to avoid using the Mario guy as their example or guide.  When pianists view that video and then proclaim that it represents great playing, I feel a sense of duty to warn them that they should look elsewhere for examples of correct playing.  Let's keep our standards high.

Robert Henry

[goalevan]

I thought he was pretty good

where is take one btw?

[pianiststrongbad]

Well, I think this is pretty impressive.  I am amazed at how his exact his rhythms are to this.  I am pretty sure he just downloaded the midi off of a webpage such as this one: https://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/nes/
After this he just used finale or something to convert it all into notes.  I have never been able to play blindfolded before, though i have never tryed, i have difficulty looking at music for too long without losing my hand position.  Instead of wasting his time on the internet, he did something productive.  Pretty awesome.

[Snappy Joe]

The first take can be seen here:
https://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=mariopiano.wmv

note, it's not as good quality as the second recording